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Mining & the mines, 1933

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Magnates Tour Goldfields Perth

The Labor Daily · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 11

An influential party of mining men is leaving Perth to-morrow for Kalgoorlie, it is understood, with a view to inspecting a gold-mining…

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Gold Mining. Tamwo[?]th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 14

Dr. T. S. Douglas, who has just returned from a nine-months' tour of the United Kingdom, the Continent, and Amer[?] considers that goldmining operations could be extended…

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B.h. Proprietary Gold Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 15

The report of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd., for the four weeks ended February 19, states that prospecting and development work is proceeding at Hannan's North mine…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 8

The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present…

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W.a. Coal Deadlock

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 1

PERTH, Friday.--Although it was expected that moves to end the coal deadlock between the mine- owners and the Railways Commissioner…

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W.a. Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 15

Our Perth correspondent telegraphs that the Western Australian gold yield in February was 47,281 fine ounces, valued at par at £200,840. The output was 1526 ounces above…

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News From Mines Kuala Lumpur Profits

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 9

Net profit of £363 was earned by Kuala Lumpur Tin. N.L., during the year ended September 30 last, compared with £7359 in the previous year. The profit, however,…

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Bank of England's Gold. a Further Increase

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 15

The return of the Bank of England for the week ended March 1 reveals that it is still increasing its holdings of gold. Gold coin and bullion are shown in the return at…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 14

The price of gold to-day was £6/0/8 an ounce fine. FIELD-MARSHAL SIR PHILIP CHETWODE. General Sir Philip Chetwode has been…

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Lottery Drawing Sensation "Look, It's Mine," Cried a Man in the Audience Country Wins

The Labor Daily · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 5

A SENSATION was caused at the Lottery drawing yesterday when the eerie silence which always surrounds the announcement…

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New Australian Notes? Minus Promise to Pay in Gold "The Sum of £1" As in England Circulation Soon

The Sun · Sunday 5 March 1933 · page 3

AUSTRALIAN currency notes which bear this legend, "The Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia…

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Gold Shares

The Sun · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 7

As a result of the U.S. banking crisis, and the suspension of overseas quotations for gold, leading, gold snares were marked down sharply…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 11

There was no London quotation for gold on Saturday, our correspondent cables, as the bullion market was closed…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 8

The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present…

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Newcastle Coal Weekly Export Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 6

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped from Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State, was 39,455 tons, of which…

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Miners' Strike. Broken Hill Dispute. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 9

A dispute at South mine on Thursday caused a cessation of underground operations on Friday. The trouble arose over a party not standing…

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Gold Control Roosevelt Issues Proclamation WASHINGTON

The Sun · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 7

President Roosevelt to-night issued a proclamation taking absolute command by the United States Government of the…

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Coal to Burn, But Fireplaces Empty WOLLONGONG

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 5

SPEAKING at St. David's Day Welsh celebrations at Wollongong Davies, M.L.A., describing his recent tour through…

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U.S. CRISIS Gold and Effects on Aust

The Sun · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 7

One of the first probable effects of the banking crisis in the United States will be such a rush on the part of foreign holders of…

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New Notes Promise to Pay Gold Is Missing

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 7

New Australian currency notes will be issued, within the next few months, minus the inscription promising to pay the bearer in gold coin…

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